April 6th: Iraqi National Congress founder, Ahmed Chalabi is flown into
the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah by the Pentagon. Chalabi, along with
700 fighters of his "Free Iraqi Forces" are airlifted aboard four massive
C17 military transport planes. Chalabi and the INC are Washington
favorites to head the new Iraqi government. A photograph is taken of
Chalabi and members of his Free Iraqi Forces militia as they arrive in
Nasiriyah.

April 9th: One of the "most memorable images of the war"
is created when U.S. troops pull down the statue of Saddam Hussein in
Fardus Square. Oddly enough... a photograph is taken of a man who bears an
uncanny resemblance to one of Chalabi's militia members... he is near
Fardus Square to greet the Marines. How many members of the pro-American
Free Iraqi Forces were in and around Fardus Square as the statue of Saddam
came tumbling down?

The up close action video of the statue being
destroyed is broadcast around the world as proof of a massive uprising.
Still photos grabbed off of Reuters show a long-shot view of Fardus
Square... it's empty save for the U.S. Marines, the International Press,
and a small handful of Iraqis. There are no more than 200 people in the
square at best. The Marines have the square sealed off and guarded by
tanks. A U.S. mechanized vehicle is used to pull the statue of Saddam from
it's base. The entire event is being hailed as an equivalent of the Berlin
Wall falling... but even a quick glance of the long-shot photo shows
something more akin to a carefully constructed media event tailored for
the television cameras.